Riverside Casino

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 Riverside $1,110 Main Event attracted 269 runners, which, along with 1a’s 114 and 1b’s 225, brought the total field up to 608 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The field generated a $589,148 prize pool, which will pay a minimum of $2,197, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $121,414 first-place prize, along with the Main Event trophy, and a $3,500 into the ROCK ‘N’ ROLL POKER OPEN MSPT Championship at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL.

At the end of the third and final flight, just 30 players bagged and tagged, with Clint Wolcyn claiming the top spot with 845,000 to take into Day 2, which is good enough for the overall chip lead.

Wolcyn went on a late-night heater to distance himself from Wes Cannon (686,000), Zach Heiman(620,000), Charlie Reichard (614,000), and the inaugural Spade Poker Champion Merritt Kuhn (590,000) for the top spot as they rounded out the top five stacks.

Others who survived the final flight included MSPT Champ Bee Yang (571,000), Jason Crews (375,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup (208,000), the MSPT’s top casher DJ Buckley (106,000), defending Champ Anthony Kastelic (101,000), and two-time MSPT Champ Angela Jordison (40,000).

Of course, not everyone was so lucky as the likes of 2024 MSPT Riverside Champ Jake Wilding, WSOP bracelet winner John Reading, Mark Lafata, Sarah Stefan, Joseph Saltanovitz, and MSPT Champ Jeff Copeland, all of whom fell short of clinching a Day 2 berth.

All surviving players from the starting flights – of which there are 66 (13 from Day 1a, 25 from 1b, and 28 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 22^nd, to play down to a winner.

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on the floor throughout the remainder of the tournament to provide updates, so keep it here to catch the action!

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Photo: Brian Landon

There was all-in action on a board between Charlie Reichard from the cutoff and MSPT Champ Brian Landon from the button, with Landon’s 126,000 stack at risk.

Brian Landon:
Charlie Reichard:

It was a cooler situation for Landon, as his set of threes was trailing Reichard’s set of fives, and the river ended his night on the bubble.

Charlie Reichard - 614,000
Brian Landon - Eliminated

So far, 388 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 30 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through to the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, March 22^nd, at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, with 21:51 remaining in Level 14 (3,000/5,000/5,000), and the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

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Photo: Rich Alsup

There was all-in action preflop between the hijack and MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup from the cutoff, with Alsup putting his opponent at risk.

Opponent:
Rich Alsup:

Alsup was ahead holding a pair of nines, but the flop came with a sweat.

Luckily for Alsup, both the turn and the river kept him in the lead, securing him the knockout.

Rich Alsup - 155,000

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The TOP World-Ranked MSPT Players as of December 2, 2026, will compete in a HEADS UP FREEROLL tournament at the 2026 MSPT Winter Poker Classic at Running Aces Poker Tournaments for $20,000

Players will be seeded by rankOnly Top get in

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Photo: George Dietz

George Dietz tossed out his 35,000 stack from under the gun, and MSPT Hall of Famer Gerald Cunniff gave him isolation after he fired out a 70,000 three-bet from the hijack.

George Dietz:
Gerald Cunniff:

Dietz was behind holding two live cards, but the runout paired Cunnif’s ace, ending his tournament.

Gerald Cunniff - 160,000
George Dietz - Eliminated